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-rw-r--r-- | Lib/os.py | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ # This exports: # - all functions from either posix or mac, e.g., os.unlink, os.stat, etc. -# - os.path is either module path or macpath +# - os.path is either module posixpath or macpath # - os.name is either 'posix' or 'mac' # - os.curdir is a string representing the current directory ('.' or ':') +# - os.pardir is a string representing the parent directory ('..' or '::') # Programs that import and use 'os' stand a better chance of being # portable between different platforms. Of course, they must then @@ -12,15 +13,21 @@ # and opendir), and leave all pathname manipulation to os.path # (e.g., split and join). +# XXX This will need to distinguish between real posix and MS-DOS emulation + try: from posix import * name = 'posix' curdir = '.' - import path + pardir = '..' + import posixpath + path = posixpath + del posixpath except ImportError: from mac import * name = 'mac' curdir = ':' + pardir = '::' import macpath path = macpath del macpath |